Africa vs Sri Lanka: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Africa currently reports 553,636 ha against 484,677 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 68,959 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Africa ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 21 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 453,044 ha | 462,732 ha | 9,687 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 515,120 ha | 455,956 ha | 59,164 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 599,580 ha | 419,928 ha | 179,652 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 674,142 ha | 434,492 ha | 239,651 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 834,792 ha | 414,785 ha | 420,007 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 698,639 ha | 435,792 ha | 262,847 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 561,046 ha | 477,317 ha | 83,729 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coconuts, in shell — area harvested, Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Africa, at 553,636 ha against 484,677 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coconuts, in shell — area harvested between Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 68,959 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.